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Sunday 31 May 2015

Red-Necked Phalarope

I got a Text from Jake Everett
that a Red-Necked Phalarope was found at the Ferry pool.
So got in the car and headed for it. When I was their speaking
to Richard and John King it was John how found it looking at the Avocets
as they had gone to see the Black winged stilt that was still at the back of the pool as l arrived.
The Red-Necked Phalarope was getting pushed around by a black headed Gull and a Avocet at times
only it was being pushed away not closer.

Great to see

 Red-Necked Phalarope








Thursday 28 May 2015

Woods Mill

A nice morning visit to see the Turtle Dove that's
at woods mill as l walked to the area l could hear it Purring
in the trees on the path then it flow to a old died tree .
their was a Red Kite going passed at the same time.
very nice start to the day.


 Turtle Dove


 Red Kite
 Beautiful Demoiselle

Monday 25 May 2015

Day Time Nightjar

First time l had one of these day Churring Nightjars and found it..




Saturday 23 May 2015

Suffolk Day out

We went for the Broad-billed Sandpiper
at Tinker's Marshes Suffolk leaving at 9.30am
as Harry Dan & mike got to Three bridges station.
We arrived at 1pm with good news from people walking back to cars
its still showing well scope views where best a heat haze at times
good to see the difference as Dunlin sanderling with it and 3 Curlew sandpipers
on another pool nearby. After a bit of time watching we then moved on
to Minsmere RSPB to see the Red-necked Phalarope witch we did from North hide
a small dot feeding as phalaropes do going round & round heat haze made it hard
to get good detail's on this bird at a great distance.


 Broad-billed Sandpiper
 3 Curlew Sandpiper's
   

East Sussex

 
Grass Spider

 Bloody-nosed Beetle

 The Lackey moth

 Green Hairstreak
 Greenbottle
 2 Tawny Owlets

Sunday 17 May 2015

Old Lodge

A Afternoon walk around old lodge
with the many breeding birds here now
tree pipits redstarts willow warblers chiffchaffs
Cuckoo kestrel Great spot woodpeckers nuthatch
chaffinch a very warn Painted lady lovely Green Tiger Beetles


 Green Tiger Beetle
 Bloody-nosed Beetle
 Painted Lady
 Kestrel

Friday 15 May 2015

East Sussex Day

Heading to Beachy

I got a call from Matt about a Bee-Eater at Shooters bottom
so went straight their and yep finder the Beachy Birder was on it an great find to.
The local Crows kept on landing on its branch pushing it off after a hour it had
it and flow over to beachy lighthouse area gone from view.
Went looking for Orchids seeing Early Purple and Early spider in normal place.
2 spot flys chiffchaff's three crow chicks and a lovely juv Tawny out.


 MY First Sussex Bee-eater


 Tawny owl
 Early-Purple Orchid

 Early spider-Orchid
 Spotted flycatcher
 Stonechat
 Stonechat
 Linnet
 Corn Bunting

Sunday 10 May 2015

Citril Finch Norfolk

Had 40mins to get to Pease pottage then off
with Matt John and Richard for the Citril finch
news was out every 30mins telling us its still their
as we walked still good news its showing and views under the trees feeding
all the time l was their great views in scope it could hide behind 4 leaves or a tree at times
great to see thanks matt.

 Citril finch